The view from Earth. At this time of year, getting back to basics is best.
Earth and Moon
Land and Water are One (Again)
Northern Cascadia has vast amounts of land and water, yet both are too expensive for the people who live there. That’s one way of putting things. Another is that land and water […]
Roads to Nowhere
Here’s a pretty typical Cascadian road. It goes across the high prairie north of the Columbia River, but not to the prairie. It goes through it. On its way to somewhere else. […]
We Can Do Better
The other day, I showed how little economy was actually generated by the Okanagan’s forests. 95% or so, in fact. Check it out, if you missed it. https://okanaganokanogan.com/2025/11/06/there-has-got-to-be-a-better-way/ This post continues the […]
The Sməlqmix Apricot is Back!
She took last year to heal from the cold, but look at her now! Calling her friends far and wide, too! (They come, of course.)
Cascadia: A Braided Land 2
Poetry, Poetics and Scholars of Place in the Heart of Cascadia Sunday March 2, 2025 Room: Art 366 Arts Building, UBC Okanagan Campus, Kelowna The Two Cayuse Sisters, Wallula Presenters March 2: […]
Cascadia: A Braided Land
Poetry, Poetics and Scholars of Place in the Heart of Cascadia Saturday March 1 & Sunday March 2, 2025 Room: Art 366 Arts Building, UBC Okanagan Campus, Kelowna Asotin Presenters: For Day […]
Rural or Urban or …?
The other day, here, https://okanaganokanogan.com/2024/10/17/what-does-rural-british-columbia-need/, I rephrased the question “What does rural British Columbia need?” as an entirely different one: “What do the land and water need?” Beaver Bay, Big Bar Lake. […]
The Oregon Trail Redux: a Canadian Version
Yesterday, I introduced you to the tragedy of Narcissa Whitman. Her story, as my next post will how, remains relevant today, not the least because how she suffered as a woman in […]
Nature is Dying, But We Can Fix That
Yes we can. Here is a picture of 200 years of history. This is not a picture of nature. That’s the strangest thing. The lake is managed, not for its own needs […]
Okanagan Okanogan 